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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This Paulinus was the first Archbishop of York, and as he was of Justus Archbishop of Canterbury, ordained Archbishop of the sea of York, so he again after the decease of Justus, ordained Honorius to be Archbishop of Canterbury.
This Paulinus was the first Archbyshop of Yorke, and as he was of Iustus Archbyshop of Caunterbury, ordained Archbyshop of the sea of Yorke, so he againe after the discease of Iustus, ordained Honorius to be Archbyshop of Caunterbury.
Paulinus after the death of godly Edwin, seeing unmerciful Cedwalla or Cedwallon with his Britons,1 and wicked Penda with the Idolatrous mercians, to spoil the land in such sort, as they made no spare neither of age nor sex, nor Religion, was compelled to flee with Edelburg the Queen and Euflede her daughter, by water into Kent: where the said Archbishop Paulinus remained Bishop of Rochester, the space of xix. years. And so the Church of Northumberland lacked a Bishop for the space of xxx. years after. Notwithstanding he let there one James his Deacon,2 a good man, who continued their baptising and preaching, in the North parts, till that peace being recovered, & the number of the faithful increasing, the church came again to his stay.3 Hunting. Lib. 3.
Paulinus after the death of godly Edwyne, seing vnmerciful Cedwalla or Cedwallon with his Britaines,1 and wycked Penda wt the Idolatrous merciās, to spoile the land in such sort, as they made no spare neither of age nor sexe, nor Religion, was compelled to fle with Edelburg the Queene and Euflede her daughter, by water into Kent: where the said Archbishop Paulinus remained Bishop of Rochester, the space of xix. yeares. And so the Churche of Northumberland lacked a Byshop for the space of xxx. yeares after. Notwithstanding he lett there one Iames his Deacon,